Brake Pads: Materials, Manufacturing Processes, and Testing is a comprehensive resource dedicated to understanding this vital component of various vehicles’ braking systems, including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, trucks, and airplanes. This specialized volume bridges the gap between theory and practice in designing and producing efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective brake pads. It offers an overview of existing friction materials on the market and explores recently developed formulations, making it an essential read for professionals in the field.
The book delves into a detailed examination of manufacturing parameters and their effects on the specific properties of selected compounds, alongside testing techniques. It discusses regulatory standards, literature reviews, case studies, application scenarios, and analytical modeling, providing a timely and unique contribution that showcases the potential for continuous transformation within the industry.
Table of Contents
Part I: Materials1. Brake Pad Materials
2. An Overview of Composites for Brake Pads
3. Binders for Brake Pads
4. Reinforcement Fiber Materials for Brake Pads
5. Organic Additives for Brake Pads
6. Filler Materials for Brake Pads
7. Abrasive and Lubricant Materials for Brake Pads
8. Carbon Allotropes for Brake Pads
9. Using Eco-friendly Materials in Brake Pads
10. A Comparison of Brake Pads: Composition in Passenger Cars, Trucks, and Airplanes
Part II: Manufacturing, Testing, and Modeling
11. Manufacturing Parameters (i.e., Temperature, Pressure, Mixing Method, and Heat Treatment) and their Effect on the Properties of Brake Pads
12. Mechanical and Tribological Testing: Wear Resistance, Coefficient of Friction, Hardness, Tensile, and Compression Tests
13. Thermal Conductivity and Expansion Resistance
14. Noise Testing
15. Porosity and Fluid Absorption Tests
16. Modeling of Brake Pads: Materials, Design, and Testing
Authors
Reza Taherian Associate Professor and Head of Polymer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Semnan Province, Iran.Reza Taherian received his PhD in Materials Engineering from Shiraz University in 2011. His research interests and related publication works center on carbon-polymer composites, with investigations of their porosity, conductivity, and mechanical and thermal properties. For Elsevier, he has previously authored Electrical Conductivity in Polymer-Based Composites (2018). Alongside his research activity, which has brought him to be recognized among the world's top 2% scientists in 2020, he collaborated to a patent for a compound formula for brake pads that has since been made commercially available for various aircraft models.
